Void Cultivation

Chapter 316 - 315

It was at this moment that Grey calmly opened his eyes. His thoughts were clear and his mind was serene and filled with tranquility.

By now, he had created a large complicated array using his knowledge of arrays that added all the other talismans and items together, making them support Grey with a large output of spirit energy at the critical moment of activating the laws of the world.

As for the piece of cloth containing divinity, it was also deep in the complicated inscription and was even what was holding the whole array together.

Despite observing the piece of cloth for as long as he could, Grey did not notice anything strange and odd about it again. Clearly, the piece of cloth did not want to reveal its true self to Grey.

Grey had also been thinking heavily of a way to harness the divinity in it to a certain degree, but after several careful attempts, he noticed that divinity would never fill his body; instead, dense corrosive substance would. This led Grey to think of adding the piece of cloth into the inscription he was making.

However, at first, he had had some doubts. Although inscriptions with divinity in them were not very common and not too rare either, they had a certain level of resistance with spirit energy.

The two completely different energies would always fight to dominate the other, with divinity winning almost every single time.

For Grey to make this inscription work, he had to sacrifice a few talismans, and he also added some other materials to make the divinity not interfere with supplying him spirit energy and keep a steady balance.

This took a lot of tries and a few failed attempts, but after countless hours, he succeeded and managed to make the array.

"Although it looks very stable now..." Grey said as he looked at the thin lines which floated slightly above the ground. These lines contorted and moved in different patterns that intersected with each other.

On the points of the lines, there were several talismans that were connected to the extremely bizarre lines.

These talismans would shine with a slightly yellow light like they were a part of the whole system and were keeping it in balance.

In the center, a small piece of cloth lay with several thin yellow lines intersecting it and forming patterns.

Divinity radiated off the piece of cloth and gave the intersecting lines close to it a hint of holiness and purity.

On one side, it was very strange and bizarre, but on the other side, the intersecting lines formed a magnificent pattern, especially with the piece of cloth in the center. With each line holding a different meaning and serving a purpose, the array was made from scratch and was ready to be put into motion.

"... Although it looks quite stable, if I don’t activate it in a short amount of time, the divinity from the cloth will eventually corrode the array, making it break down and dissipate. The other materials would also be affected and filled with corrosive substance and will be very hard to get it out." Grey said with a calm expression.

In a way, divinity could even be said to be a corruptive and invading force that almost no other power could match.

It could be used, but it always had consequences. Several magic artifacts that were created using divinity couldn’t be used for a long time. It was not because they would run out of power or other reasons, but because corrosive substance would invade the material each time it was used. And with each use, the corrosive substance would keep on filtering in excessively, making the artifact eventually become a scrap filled with corrosive substance.

Even high level magic artifacts were not saved from this. The only advantage they had over the other lower level magic artifacts was that the amount of time they could use it was naturally longer. And the amount of anomalous substance entering it was much smaller than lower level magic artifacts.

And that the corrosive substance could also be neutralized to a certain extent. But neutralizing corrosive substance of a powerful magic artifact was something that only large sects could do.

Grey did not dally too much and recovered his energy soon after making the inscription. His gray eyes were calm but held slight anxiety. Because if it did not work, then he would have wasted resources that he could never get back.

And this... this was all the resources that Grey had on him at this moment. Hence, he gave it his all in a bid to escape this place in one single dash.

"I’m not sure if the captain and Roxanne have advanced or whether they are still on the stairs. If they are, there is a high chance that I can be able to withstand the pressure for them. But it will only be for an extremely short time. If we don’t escape by then..." Grey did not finish his sentence as a narrow glint flashed through his eyes.

In a second, Grey delved into his sea of consciousness and immediately stirred the power of all the purple stars he had in the stairs below him.

The moment that Grey’s will interacted with the fundamental laws and attempted to stir them, the entire ice world suddenly trembled.

Grey suddenly felt a pair of invisible eyes lock onto him from the distance. These eyes were cold and were devoid of any emotions. But the gaze in which they stared at him was full of confusion and uncertainty, as well as hesitation, as if not knowing whether Grey was familiar or not.

During this time, only two seconds had passed, but a large portion of his spirit energy had already been drained. Grey’s face paled immediately that happened, but his expression remained flat as he called deeper on the power of the world.

As Grey called on more of the power of the world, he felt the connection of his purple stars and the power of the world reach a deeper level.

The feeling as if Grey was in complete control suddenly surfaced in his mind. Grey suddenly felt as if, with a single thought, he could make this world bend to his will. With a single thought, this whole world would undergo a drastic change.

However, the moment this feeling arose, Grey’s spirit energy reserves that were already dwindling were completely depleted.

But... this was what Grey had prepared the inscription for!

The moment his spirit energy was about to be completely depleted and only a sliver of energy remained, Grey used it to activate the array under his feet.

And the moment it was activated, Grey was bathed with a soft yellow light. All the various talismans and items linked to the countless intersecting lines suddenly shone with a pale yellow light as they all had Grey’s spirit energy at this moment.

His sea of consciousness that was about to become as dry as a desert was suddenly filled once again. The strange feeling as if he was in control occurred again, and this time it was even stronger.

Grey felt that... he had complete control over the steps beneath him. It was also at that moment that the gaze that had locked onto him froze for a second.

But that second was only for a short while before it was filled with joy. The feeling as if he was blessed by the land suddenly appeared within Grey.

But although he was surprised, Grey had already calmed his mind and was not distracted. He knew that this was the only chance he had and could not risk it to observe the details about the gaze focusing on him.

Grey instantly grabbed the piece of cloth filled with divinity and raised his foot and set it on the next step.

The next moment, a loud bang echoed and reverberated through the entire icy cold world. However, this bang was different from the other bangs that had resounded in the past.

It was not the sound of someone enduring the overwhelming pressure of the world, instead, it was the sound of the laws clashing against the laws.